Shutting off fuel when done ok

[Snoopy11 5,714]

Almost 5 bucks a gallon for premium fuel here...

 

Don

Edited November 6, 2021 by Snoopy11

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175]

I have used this with no issues..start using it towards the end of the season for summer and winter.   It’s somewhat expensive but I haven’t had any issues with it.   I like the premixed stuff too!😎

[peter lena 8,634]

@Terry M  think that fuel shut off is uncalled for , use  STA BIL IN ALL MY FUELS , and run clear vinyl fuel rated hose with 2 filters  on my stuff , no junk in the fuel bowls , quick starts , regular ethanol  gas , pete  

[ebinmaine 67,596]

48 minutes ago, echris said:

How much of a premium do you pay for it in your neck of the woods?

We're VERY lucky to be able to get E free gas for only a bit more than ethanol laced premium. 

 

[roadapples 6,983]

1 hour ago, peter lena said:

@Terry M  think that fuel shut off is uncalled for , use  STA BIL IN ALL MY FUELS , and run clear vinyl fuel rated hose with 2 filters  on my stuff , no junk in the fuel bowls , quick starts , regular ethanol  gas , pete  

Same here except I use Star Tron instead of Sta Bil

[peter lena 8,634]

@roadapples agree with you on the fuel treatment , STAR TRON OR STA- BIL , since doing that no fuel issues , started with new fuel tank shut off valves , first fuel filter  shortly after that , along with clear vinyl , fuel rated hoses , second filter close to carb .  my 3 horses have the same set up , my regular experimentation , with any trouble spot , usually corrects it . then I  adapt it to the other  horses . " the repetition of a problem is your greatest opportunity ,to make that problem go away "  , dr Frankenstein  aka , pete  

[jonw440 187]

If storing longer then a few weeks. You could run the ethanol gas out of the tank(or drain it) then buy a can of ethanol free gas in a can(like Tru Fuel) and run that so the carb and fuel lines are full of the tru fuel.

Good to go no worries on bad gas in the system.

[Mustang67ford 234]

3 hours ago, jonw440 said:

If storing longer then a few weeks. You could run the ethanol gas out of the tank(or drain it) then buy a can of ethanol free gas in a can(like Tru Fuel) and run that so the carb and fuel lines are full of the tru fuel.

Good to go no worries on bad gas in the system.

Running ethanol gas in it at all is damaging even if just during the summer.  Regular fuel tubing for example can't hold up to it and disolves then that gets into the fuel system.

[ebinmaine 67,596]

4 minutes ago, Mustang67ford said:

Running ethanol gas in it at all is damaging even if just during the summer.  Regular fuel tubing for example can't hold up to it and disolves then that gets into the fuel system.

Absolutely agreed. 

 

 

[D_Mac 8,621]

I use e free gas on all of my tractors, mowers, generators, snowblowers... etc. When filling my gas can I pour stabilizer in the can. That way I am always refueling with stabilized e free gas. As far as shutting the gas off, I only close the line if there is a leak. My snowblower sits all summer and always starts back up with one pull. The generators get little to no use and I might need a squirt of starting fluid but run well after the initial start.

[ET160 29]

I have been doing this, but I am beginning to wonder about it.  I have been having carb issues, stuck float, etc.  I think I will just run Stabil now.

[ebinmaine 67,596]

45 minutes ago, ET160 said:

having carb issues, stuck float, etc

Do you use non ethanol fuel?

 

How long has it been since that carb has been apart?

 

Even using the better fuel it's not unusual to need to disassemble and clean the carburetor every few years.

[johnnymag3 2,520]

I like to use Stabil, Marvel Mystery Oi, and Seafoam  in all my Machines ….. I mix a blend of all 3 items in a vessel, then pour it in my 5 gallon gas can EVERY TIME I fill the 5 gallon can.

 

  Ends up being the best concoction I have ever used. 2 OZ. of each mixed well ….put it in the can, then fill with fuel for good mixing....never have a problem with any fuel. Just my personal preference. There is NO substitute for taking care of your fuel system.... 

[AMC RULES 37,130]

You forgot one.

[ET160 29]

23 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Do you use non ethanol fuel?

 

How long has it been since that carb has been apart?

 

Even using the better fuel it's not unusual to need to disassemble and clean the carburetor every few years.

I don't use non-ethanol fuel.  I'll try to find it.

 

It seems like I have to take the carb apart every year.

 

[ebinmaine 67,596]

1 hour ago, ET160 said:

I don't use non-ethanol fuel.  I'll try to find it.

 

It seems like I have to take the carb apart every year.

 

 

Pure-gas.org. 

 

 

Search that site.

 

Not using non-ethanol fuel it's not at all surprising that you would have to clean a carburetor once a year. I've had problems in as little as two or three months in the past.

 

If you can get Non E, switch to it exclusively. We have quite a few small engines and I use no additives whatsoever. Just the non ethanol....

[ET160 29]

I found some non-ethanol gas about 10 miles away from me.  Wasn't too bad, about $4 a gallon for 89 octane.

[ebinmaine 67,596]

6 minutes ago, ET160 said:

I found some non-ethanol gas about 10 miles away from me.  Wasn't too bad, about $4 a gallon for 89 octane.

Excellent

[Lagersolut 661]

I've been lucky - even after they contaminated regular gas with ethanol there's always been a station around to get E free . My horses and outdoor stuff has NEVER seen ethanol gas - I've worked on other peoples stuff seen the breakdown of the fuel systems first hand . For 27 years I've used Stabil to equal  amounts of Marvel in each 5 gallon can non ethanol gas . Gas in the generator gets changed and used 1 time a year - if it's a dry summer and I can't burn it mowing I'll put it in my pick up . The only stuff I run dry is  the seasonal stuff chain saws - weed wackers and the Try bilt horse . Briggs on the Troy bilt will start on 1st or 2nd pull after sitting 6 months dry

 

Knock on wood I've never had a fuel issue this method seems to have kept my motors happy campers .